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Household of Edwin Knowles (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edwin Knowles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Knowles, born in 1836 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Knowles, born in 1849 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1824 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Edwin's Nephew, George E (born 1871 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Edwin's Nephew, Harry (born 1877 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).


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Edwin Knowles's household

Male

Edwin

Knowles

Head
Female

Eliza A

Knowles

Wife
Female

Sarah

Mortimer

Mother In Law
Male

George E

Taylor

Nephew
Male

Harry

Taylor

Nephew
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Knowles

Head

Married

45

1836

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Knowles

Wife

Married

32

1849

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Mortimer

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

George E

Taylor

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Taylor

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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